26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 27th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

between 1878 and 1882.

E.T. Moseley was chosen as speaker for the house.

The assembly was dissolved on May 23, 1882.

List of Members

Electoral District	Name	Party
Annapolis County Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal.-History:...	William Botsford Troop William Botsford Troop William Botsford Troop was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1882 as a Conservative member....	Conservative
	Caleb W. Shaffner Caleb Shaffner Caleb Willoughby Shaffner was a travelling salesman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Conservative member....	Conservative
Antigonish County Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in northern Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Strait and its county seat is the town of Antigonish.-History:...	John Sparrow David Thompson	Conservative
	Angus McGillivray Angus McGillivray Angus McGillivray was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal member from 1878 to 1891 and from 1895 to 1902....	Conservative
County of Cape Breton Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Cape Breton County, officially, County Cape Breton, is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island.Taking its name from Cape Breton, the most easterly point of the island which was called after the Bretons of Brittany, this municipality has what is probably the oldest...	Ebenezer T. Moseley Ebenezer Tilton Moseley Ebenezer Tilton Moseley was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
	Hector F. McDougall Hector Francis McDougall Hector Francis McDougall was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1884 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative....	Conservative
Colchester County Colchester County, Nova Scotia Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex...	William M. Blair William Blair (Nova Scotia politician) William M. Blair was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1886 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
	William A. Patterson William Albert Patterson William Albert Patterson was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Colchester in the House of Commons from 1891 to 1896 as a member of the Conservative Party....	Conservative
Cumberland County Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at...	Charles J. Townshend Charles James Townshend Sir Charles James Townshend was renowned Canadian judge and politician.- Life and work :He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, son of the Rev...	Conservative
	Edward S. Vickery Edward Vickery Edward Vickery was a merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1874 and 1875 to 1882.He was born in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, the son of James Vickery and Mary Tate,...	Conservative
Digby County Digby County, Nova Scotia Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Taking its name from the Township of Digby , which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atlanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby,...	Benjamin Van Blarcom Benjamin Van Blarcom Benjamin Van Blarcom was a manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882....	Conservative
	Henri M. Robicheau Henri M. Robicheau Henri M. Robicheau was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1890 as a Liberal member....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
Guysborough County Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Taking its name from the Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Guysborough County was created when Sydney County was divided in 1836.In 1840, the Township of St. Mary's, in Guysborough...	Joseph W. Hadley Joseph William Hadley Joseph William Hadley was a merchant, ship's captain and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882....	Conservative
	Alexander W. McDonald Alexander W. McDonald Alexander William McDonald was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
Halifax County Halifax County, Nova Scotia Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein...	Charles J. MacDonald Charles James MacDonald Charles James MacDonald was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1879 as a Liberal-Conservative member.... John F. Stairs John Fitzwilliam Stairs John Fitzwilliam Stairs, also known as John Fitz William Stairs was an entrepreneur and statesman, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a member of the prominent Stairs family of merchants and shippers founded by William Machin Stairs that included the Victorian era explorer, William Grant...	Conservative
	William D. Harrington William D. Harrington William D. Harrington was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1886 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
	John Pugh John Pugh (Canadian politician) John Pugh was an Irish-born merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1878 to 1882....	Conservative
Hants County Hants County, Nova Scotia Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...	Nathaniel Spence Nathaniel Spence Nathaniel David Spence was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1886 as a Conservative member....	Conservative
	Thomas B. Smith Thomas Barlow Smith Thomas Barlow Smith was a merchant, ship builder, author and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1874, from 1878 to 1882 and from 1890 to 1894 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, the son of...	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
Inverness County Inverness (provincial electoral district) Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....	Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell Duncan J. Campbell was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1872 to 1883 as a Conservative member....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
	Alexander Campbell Alexander Campbell (Nova Scotia politician) Alexander Campbell was a Scottish-born notary public and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 and from 1878 to 1886 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born on the Isle of Skye, the son of Archibald...	Conservative
Kings County Kings County, Nova Scotia Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin....	William C. Bill William C. Bill William Cogswell Bill was a farmer, conveyancer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member....	Conservative
	James S. McDonald James S. McDonald James Stainforth McDonald was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
Lunenburg County Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, It ranges from Hubbards to the east and Vogler's Cove to the west.-History:...	Charles A. Smith Charles A. Smith (Canadian politician) Charles A. Smith was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
	Edward James Edward James (politician) Edward James was a millwright and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
Pictou County Pictou County, Nova Scotia Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova...	Simon H. Holmes Simon Hugh Holmes Simon Hugh Holmes was a Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer. He was the fourth Premier of Nova Scotia for ten years.Holmes was born in Springvale, Nova Scotia, in Pictou County...	Conservative
	Adam C. Bell Adam Carr Bell Adam Carr Bell was a Canadian politician.Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Basil Bell and Mary Carr, Bell was educated in New Glasgow, Sackville Academy, and Glasgow University. From 1876 to 1877, he was the first mayor of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia...	Conservative
	Alexander MacKay Alexander MacKay (politician) Alexander MacKay was a merchant, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1862 to 1867 and from 1872 to 1882 as a Conservative member....	Conservative
Queens County	Leander S. Ford Leander Ford Leander Starr Ford was a carriage manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
	James C. Bartling James C. Bartling James Christian Bartling was a ship's captain, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....	Conservative
Richmond County Richmond County, Nova Scotia Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835....	Alexander McCuish Alexander McCuish Alexander McCuish was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1878 to 1882....	Conservative
	Isidore LeBlanc Isidore LeBlanc Isidore LeBlanc was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1886 as a Liberal member....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
Shelburne County Shelburne County, Nova Scotia Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America...	Nathaniel W. White Nathaniel Whitworth White Nathaniel Whitworth White was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1896 and represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.He was born in...	Conservative
	Nehemiah McGray Nehemiah McGray Nehemiah Doane McGray was a ship's captain, merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member...	Conservative
Victoria County Victoria County, Nova Scotia Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The shire town and largest municipality is the village of Baddeck.-History:Named after Queen Victoria, it was established by statute in 1851...	John G. Morrison John Gillis Morrison John Gillis Morrison was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882, from 1894 to 1909 and from 1916 to 1917 as a Liberal member.He was born in Englishtown, Nova Scotia. Morrison married Mary E....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
	William F. McCurdy William F. McCurdy William Fraser McCurdy was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1886 as a Liberal member....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
Yarmouth County Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia For the ship built in Yarmouth County, see County of YarmouthYarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers...	Albert Gayton Albert Gayton Albert Gayton was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1871 to 1890 as a Liberal member....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
	Joseph R. Kinney Joseph Robbins Kinney Joseph Robbins Kinney was a merchant, notary public and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the Yarmouth district in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Liberal member....	Conservative

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